Sentences with phrase «lower than in the years»

If your tax rate in retirement is lower than in the years when you contribute to a traditional account, the account can perform better than a Roth.

Arctic sea ice melted to a lesser extent than in 2012, although the total sea ice extent was still lower than in any year before 2007.

For example, a longitudinal study revealed that youths displayed more externalizing behavior in years that their family income was lower than in years that their family income was higher [25].

Not exact matches

CHICAGO / SAN FRANCISCO, April 20 - As the gap between short - and long - term borrowing costs hovers near its lowest in more than 10 years, speculation has risen over whether the so - called yield curve is signaling that a recession could be around the corner.

According to an FAQ page on the CAQ website, Quebec spends about $ 4 billion on business tax credits every year, «and the results are not forthcoming: private investment in Quebec is significantly lower than the Canadian average.»

But it still recorded only 1.59 million new users, compared with estimates of 1.62 million — and sharply lower than the 1.9 million it signed up in the same quarter last year.

U.S. health insurer Aetna, which has agreed to be bought by CVS Health, reported a better - than - expected first - quarter profit on Tuesday as an adjustment for low healthcare spending late last year offset a rise in flu - related costs.

The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), widely considered the best gauge of fear in the market, hit its lowest level in more than 20 years earlier this year.

Low prices knocked him off the Rich 100 in 2015, but this year, McEwan Mining soared more than 150 % as prices rose again.

In just more than a week, it has tumbled close to year - to - date lows.

WellCare's net income rose more than $ 100 million in the third quarter of 2017 compared to the same time period last year thanks to stellar growth in its Medicare business and much lower - than - expected medical costs for its Medicaid plan holders relative to their premiums.

The status quo for hundreds of thousands of people, meanwhile, is untenable: More than 333,000 Americans will be diagnosed this year in any of four cancer types in which the five - year survival rate remains lower than 20 %, and in all, nearly 600,000 U.S. deaths are expected from cancer in 2016.

In many cases, acceleration should lower their costs, as nominal interest rates will likely be higher two years from now than they are today, and idle construction crews in Alberta are relatively abundanIn many cases, acceleration should lower their costs, as nominal interest rates will likely be higher two years from now than they are today, and idle construction crews in Alberta are relatively abundanin Alberta are relatively abundant.

Under Welch, the firm downsized more than 100,000 workers in five years, one strategy being to dump the lowest 10 percent of performers.

The more complex debt market has worked wonders in the past few years allowing somewhat riskier companies like Valeant amass more debt, at lower rates, than they would have been able to past.

On the data front, fourth - quarter current account figures showed the deficit fell, hitting its lowest level in more than a year, as an increase in the primary income surplus offset a soybean - driven drop in exports.

In 2013, only 3.6 percent of households headed by adults younger than 30 owned stakes in private companies — a 24 - year loIn 2013, only 3.6 percent of households headed by adults younger than 30 owned stakes in private companies — a 24 - year loin private companies — a 24 - year low.

BP disappointed analysts on Tuesday morning, reporting lower - than - expected net income in the fourth quarter and annual earnings that dipped to at least a 10 - year low.

China «s official unemployment rate has been around 4 % for years, despite the rapid slowdown in the economy from double - digit growth to quarter - century lows last year of less than 7 %.

In order to meet payroll for her 52 employees and eke out a profit that she admits is on the low end for the industry, Antonetti says she budgets no more than $ 60,000 a year for advertising.

In some instances, retailers sold products at prices lower than those that had been listed for a year or more.

Elsewhere, unemployment numbers in the euro zone dropped to their lowest level in more than nine years in January.

Last year, median household income in the United States was $ 59,039 — lower than the $ 59,992 median in 2007 or the $ 60,399 median income in 2000 — based on calculations by the Economic Policy Institute using Census data.

Seasoned deal - maker Walsh was much quicker than rival full - service airlines Air France - KLM and Lufthansa to embrace budget flying, buying short - haul carrier Vueling in 2015 and setting up IAG's own long - haul low - cost carrier Level last year.

Sotheby's has been a strong performer in the stock market recently, gaining more than 138 % in value after hitting a low of $ 19.13 in mid-February last year.

While more people booked travel on Southwest in the third quarter, fares on average were lower than they were a year earlier, especially for last - minute bookings.

The ruble plummeted to 40 to the dollar in October, about 20 % lower than one year earlier.

Much the year - end maneuvering noted by the Rockefeller Institute involved the country's millionaires and billionaires rearranging their finances to maximize the portion of their income that would be taxed in 2012, at lower rates, rather than in 2013, at potentially higher rates.

The value of commercial and industrial loans of less than $ 1 million — a common proxy for small business lending — was 17 percent lower in June of this year than it was at the beginning of the recovery — when measured in inflation adjusted terms.

When Alexandre Pestov, a strategic consultant and research associate at York University's Schulich School of Business, compared buying a two - bedroom Toronto condominium to renting it over the past 25 years, he found that the renter ended up $ 600,000 richer than the owner if he invested the spare cash in low - risk bonds.

«While revenue for Q4 and FY18 was below expectations due to lower than anticipated smartphone unit volumes, Cirrus Logic made meaningful progress this past year on numerous strategic initiatives that we expect to position the company for a return to year - over-year growth in FY20,» said Jason Rhode, president and chief executive officer.

In general, Canadian companies received lower scores this year than last, so marketers should take note.

«The Air Force's fiscal year 2017 Aviation Bonus take rates have been lower than what the Air Force needs,» Lt. Gen. Gina Grosso, Air Force deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel, and services, said in the release.

Investment: Enjoy a low - cost entry, a recurring revenue model, truly exceptional EBITDA margins and the confidence in our team that has more than 25 years of experience in fitness franchising.

And if the bank continues to keep the ratio of its revenue paid as compensation lower than usual, it could result in savings of about $ 300 million for the company in the year, according to an estimate from Autonomous Research's Guy Moskowski in the bank's earnings call.

Merger and acquisition activity in the oil and gas sector dropped to less than $ 1 billion in the first quarter of this year — the lowest since 1994, according to figures recently published in The Globe and Mail.

After a five - year bear market in most metal commodities, miners finally had a bull run in 2016, with some stocks» prices more than doubling off their lows.

Disney has closed more than 120 stores in the past two years as it struggled to keep its own merchandise competitive with lower - end retailers.

But the reason they're expecting to do well this year has more to do with their marketing efforts, rather than the recovering economy or other factors like low oil prices, according to a small business holiday survey from Constant Contact, an online marketing firm in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Expect higher highs and lower lows than we grew used to in the years leading up to 2014, says Greg Pardy, an analyst with RBC Capital Markets.

(Overall sales of PCs, servers, and storage systems were down year over year in the most recent quarter, and Dell's revenue in 2015, pre-merger, was $ 58.1 billion, 6 % lower than in 2012.)

Fixed - income investors should be realistic in expecting this to be a year of relatively low returns across asset classes in general — a year in which small ball becomes much more important than swinging for the fences.

CHICAGO / SAN FRANCISCO, April 20 (Reuters)- As the gap between short - and long - term borrowing costs hovers near its lowest in more than 10 years, speculation has risen over whether the so - called yield curve is signaling that a recession could be around the corner.

Still, Wall Street has continued to lower its estimates for growth this year and next, with GDP now expected to be 1.95 percent for 2016, 19 basis points lower than in March and below 2 percent for the first time since the question was first asked a year ago.

In response to the vote, the British pound had collapsed to a 31 - year low against the US dollar, falling below $ 1.35, while stock futures were collapsing with US futures off more than 3.5 % while London's FTSE 100 down almost 9 %.

The decline in both has abated since then, but prices at the pump are still 30 percent lower than they were a year ago, according to AAA.

Sirius stock is enjoying its best run in more than a decade: It's up about about 45 % from its low of a year ago, and on Thursday it briefly hit $ 5.00 for the first time since 2006 before settling just under that mark.

While the Dish Network's reach and power have weakened over the past few years just as Viacom's have, the satellite company is still in a somewhat stronger position than it used to be relative to the entertainment giant, because it knows that Viacom is already suffering from low viewership numbers, and that impacts its ad revenues.

The current minimum wage is lower than it has been in terms of purchasing power for every year between 1956 and 1983, according to Brookings.

Shares of Daktronics (dakt) fared well in the second half of last year after starting off slow, finishing the year at $ 10.70, up more than 15 % for the year and 80 % higher than the stock's low point for the year of $ 5.92.